title: Massive paraesophageal hiatus hernia containing colon and stomach with organo-axial volvulus in a child.
abstract: Paraesophageal hiatus hernia is a very rare entity in children. The majority of cases remain asymptomatic and some are diagnosed incidentally. The clinical course of a massive paraesophageal hiatus hernia containing colon and stomach in a five-year-old boy is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Senocak
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Büyükpamukçu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiçsönmez
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004947:Esophagus; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000209:etiology*